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Crater
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Geology
A circular depression caused by an impact with another celestial body, or a volcanic eruption. One of the most common features on
asteroid
, planetoid, and terrestrial class bodies with hard rocky crusts or surfaces.
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Geology
Development Notes
Text by
M. Alan Kazlev
Initially published on 07 January 2002.
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